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Saudi Arabia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper on Saudi Arabia assesses Saudi Arabia’s role in the oil market and global economy. Saudi … Arabia, the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil, has long played a systemically important role in the global oil … market. Short-term fluctuations in Saudi Arabia’s oil production have partially reflected attempts to stabilize the global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242731
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State-Owned Banks, Stability, Privatization, and Growth; Practical Policy Decisions in a World without Empirical Proof
Andrews, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper provides an overview of the possible linkages between state-owned banks, privatization, and banking sector crises. Data on privatizations in over 65 countries is used together with data from the banking crisis literature to consider the relationship between state-owned banks and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769003
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Privatization and Public Enterprises
Hemming, Richard; Mansoor, Ali M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590918
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Corruption and Technology-Induced Private Sector Development
Ruhashyankiko, Jean-François; Yehoue, Etienne B. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper asks whether corruption might be the outcome of a lack of outside options for public officials or civil servants. We propose an occupational choice model embedded in an agency framework to address the issue. We show that technology-induced private sector expansion leads to a decline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599639
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Sudan; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This selected issues paper on Sudan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on September 7, 2012. The views expressed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244203
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Ghana; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Ghana
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Ghana’s growth has remained strong, fuelled by both the private and public sectors. The Ghanaian economy maintained strong growth of about 6½ percent in 2007 and the first months of 2008. The private sector has responded positively to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244353
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Republic of Belarus; Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244613
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Saudi Arabia; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
largest crude oil exporter, and the only producer with significant spare capacity, Saudi Arabia plays a systemic and … stabilizing role in the global oil market. In 2011, Saudi Arabia formally committed through the G20 to use its systemic position … in the oil market to promote global stability. Saudi Arabia raised oil production to a 30-year high to ensure demand was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244901
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The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245028
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Republic of Congo; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
natural resources, notably oil and iron ore, Congo has achieved limited progress in poverty alleviation, and remains … stability in the face of oil revenue volatility and exhaustibility, and to make growth more inclusive. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245327